Beginner Windows bundle
Recommended for first-time installation on Windows.
Download installer zipiris-windows-installer.zip
Iris v1
A local-first Windows AI assistant built around voice, vision, memory, and an approval-gated Hermes agent path. Iris stays the interface. Hermes works in the background when a task needs tools.
Download
Install the single Iris v1 release
The beginner bundle is the recommended Windows download. It includes the installer script and packaged application. Use the checksums below to verify the downloaded files before installation.
Portable package
Use this when you want the packaged app archive directly.
Download app zipiris-windows.zip
Release checksums
- iris-windows-installer.zip
2cdc897c8e5e61f626f35b80a6ac111e68c97c29895df1166d36397208f74bdf- iris-windows.zip
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Verify in PowerShell with
Get-FileHash .\iris-windows-installer.zip -Algorithm SHA256.
What Iris does
One assistant surface for local work
Voice and conversation
Wake/listen, push-to-talk, typed chat, local speech recognition, and Kokoro voice output.
Vision and attachments
Camera, screen capture, image files, and text attachments feed into Iris as user-approved evidence.
Memory with review
Iris can stage memory proposals, show what changed, and keep accept/reject control in the UI.
Hermes in the background
Research, files, browser work, and agentic tasks route through Hermes while Iris remains the user interface.
Setup
Install, launch, verify
Designed for a single-user Windows v1 release with local runtime dependencies.
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Download v1
Download
iris-windows-installer.zipfrom the GitHub release. -
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Verify the hash
Compare the SHA-256 value against the checksum shown on this page or in the release asset.
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Run the installer script
Use the included PowerShell installer. It checks prerequisites and installs Iris for the current user.
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Open Iris
Launch from the Desktop or Start Menu shortcut and run the manual voice, vision, memory, and Hermes checks.
Architecture
Local-first core with controlled tool access
Iris UI
The desktop app is the only user-facing control surface for chat, voice, attachments, preview, and approvals.
Local runtime
Ollama, ASR, Kokoro TTS, diagnostics, and Iris-owned memory run locally on the Windows machine.
Hermes tools
Hermes handles approved research and agentic work through explicit sessions, audit events, and process cleanup.
Safety gates
Panic pause, mode transitions, high-risk confirmations, and staged memory keep user control visible.
Safety
Practical boundaries, not fake capability
Iris should say what it can do, ask when a risky action needs approval, and route tool work through the approved Hermes path instead of pretending work happened.
Safe default
Startup begins in Safe mode. Agentic work requires a session and expires automatically.
Memory authority
Iris owns durable memory. Hermes can propose and query, but accepted memory remains user-controlled.
Visible approvals
High-risk work requires explicit confirmation with command, path, browser, or file context surfaced in Iris.
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